Right now, vacationers departing from New York’s John F. Kennedy Worldwide Airport to Barbados’ Grantley Adams Worldwide Airport (BGI) have been stunned with a “gate get together” inside JFK’s Terminal 5, the place The Barbados Tourism Advertising Inc. (BTMI) celebrated JetBlue’s fifteenth anniversary of service to Bridgetown.
Gate 15 within the departure terminal was reworked from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM, as BTMI and JetBlue stunned vacationers with complimentary Barbadian delicacies, refreshments, dwell leisure, and giveaways to commemorate the airline’s 15 years of continuous service to Barbados.
“JetBlue has been a devoted and dependable ally for the previous 15 years, and our partnership continues to flourish,” stated Peter Mayers, Director, USA, for Barbados Tourism Advertising Inc. “As we mark 15 years of continuous service with the airline, we wished to have fun our vacationers—these returning house, those that have made us their second house, and people selecting Barbados for the primary time. None of this is able to be potential with out them, and we wished to point out our appreciation to each traveler.”
“We’re thrilled to have fun 15 years of serving Barbados, the place our low fares and award-winning service have positioned JetBlue as a number one airline,” stated David Jehn, Vice President of Community Planning and Airline Partnerships at JetBlue. “This milestone highlights our dedication to supporting tourism in Barbados and connecting household and pals. We sit up for persevering with to ship the much-loved JetBlue expertise to our prospects touring between Barbados and the U.S.”
The shopper appreciation occasion supplied vacationers a style of Barbados with complimentary drinks, Barbadian-themed bites, and dwell dance performances. Friends have been additionally handled to items, branded giveaways, and the possibility to win free flights and extra.
Talking to the “gate get together” idea, Mayers added, “We wish to share our tradition with the world and have fun everybody visiting our island. By the vibrancy of our dance, music, meals, and, in fact, rum, we’re bringing a little bit piece of Barbados to vacationers right here. Barbados has one thing for everybody, and we wished to remind passengers of that—whether or not they’re in search of laid-back luxurious or a continuous get together, they will discover what they’re searching for in Barbados.”
Passengers flying to Barbados obtained an added bonus because the actions continued each in-flight and on the bottom in Barbados. Passengers obtained branded items, extra giveaways, vouchers for complimentary island experiences, and raffle alternatives. The four-and-a-half-hour journey featured three particular in-flight bulletins, the place seat numbers have been randomly chosen, and winners have been introduced. Prizes included numerous unique objects, with one fortunate passenger profitable a complimentary flight again to Barbados, coupled with luxurious experiences on the island. Passengers sitting in Row 15, a nod to fifteen years of continuous flights from JFK to Barbados, have been handled to their very own unique amenity.
“Right now marks an essential milestone in our journey as we have fun JetBlue’s 15 years of continuous service between New York’s JFK Worldwide Airport and Barbados. This partnership has been pivotal in shaping our tourism panorama, connecting vacationers to the center and soul of our island. JetBlue has been greater than only a service; it has turn out to be a bridge that strengthens the bond between Barbados and the U.S., bringing households collectively, welcoming new guests, and fostering lasting connections. On behalf of the Barbados Tourism Advertising Inc., we categorical our heartfelt gratitude to JetBlue for its unwavering assist and dedication to Barbados, particularly throughout difficult instances. Right here’s to many extra years of collaboration and shared success, as we proceed to deliver the colourful tradition, heat, and fantastic thing about Barbados to vacationers from all walks of life,” stated Andrea Franklin, CEO, BTMI.
JetBlue started its each day continuous service from JFK to Grantley Adams Worldwide Airport on October 1, 2009, taking up the route as soon as operated by the now-defunct Air Jamaica. BTMI sought a dependable airline accomplice with the potential to increase and add direct flights from different U.S. hubs. Right now, the airline presents as much as two each day flights from JFK and can begin working as much as three weekly flights this winter from Boston’s Logan Worldwide Airport to Bridgetown. On each of those routes, JetBlue presents its award-winning Mint expertise—the airline’s premium lie-flat enterprise class—on Saturdays solely.
To have fun the fifteenth anniversary, now by way of October 4, vacationers can e book particular $115 one-way fares for flights between Boston and New York to Barbados, obtainable on-line solely at jetblue.com.
JetBlue—presently the sixth-largest airline within the U.S.—is understood for having essentially the most legroom in coach, dwell tv and on-demand leisure on each seatback, free and quick Fly-Fi broadband web, complimentary snacks and smooth drinks, and nice customer support.
For extra data on Barbados, go to visitbarbados.org.
